Signal



Sept. 9 1924.

R. T. WINDLE S IGNAL Filed Dec. 1] 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORN EY R. T; WINDLE Sept. 9 1924.

S I GNAL 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 1,

Fatah) INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESSES Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

RANDOLPH '1. WINDLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

v SIGNAL.

Application filed December 1, 1923. Serial No. 678,076.

To all'whom it may concern; material and comprises vertical front and Be itknown that I, RANDOLPH T. WINDLE, back walls 12 and 13 respectively, a hori- 140th St. and Hudson River, New York city, zontal bottom 'wall 15 and converging side a citizen of United States, residing at New walls 16. The walls 16 converge from the 5 York city, in the county of New York and back wall 13 to the front wall 12 for a' pur- State of New York, have invented new and pose to be presently described. The top useful Improvements in Signals, of which wall 17 is shown as converging from the the following is a specification. rear wall to the front wall but this is not This invention relates to signals and necessary as the same might be parallel with 10 more particularly to signals for use in con-' the bottom wall if desired. Mounted in the nection with motor drivenvehicles. front wall 12 is a red bulls eye 18 which The principal object of the invention is to serves as a tail light for the vehicle. The provide a signal for attachment to the rear side walls .16 have mounted therein colored of an automobile to indicate to the driver glass panels 19 and 20, the left side wall 7 1 of a rearwardly approaching vehicle, the panel being yellow and the opposite panel direction of turn of an automobile ahead. being green. These colors serve to denote Another object of the invention is to proleft and right. These colored panels 19 and videv a signal which is automatic in dpera- 20 serve as a signal, the operation of which tion, and which does not require the use of will be clearly ,set forth hereinafter. The 2 any mechanism for operating the same, bottom wall15 has mounted thereina transthereby permitting the driver of a vehicle parent panel 21 which extends the length to use his hands and feet forthe proper of the same, and mounted adjacent the panel steering and controlling of an automobile. 21 is a license plate 22. The license plate A still further object of the invention is 22 may be removably secured to the casing 25 to provide a signal in connection with a by'means of bolts 23 or in any suitable mantail light, and a means for illuminating a ner. Mounted in the rear wall 13 in the license plate. 7 i casing and behind the bulls eye 18, is an i A still further object of the invention .is electric lamp 24 which receives its source to provide a signal which is simple in conof energy from the usual storage battery of struction, cheap of manufacture and highly an automobile which is controlled b a efficient for the pur ose intended. Y switch (not shown) usually positione .on With these and ot er objects in view, the' the dash board. It will therefore be seen invention resides in certain novel constructhat when the lamp 24 is lighted the same tion and combination and arrangement of will cast a red li ht from the front wall of 3 parts, the essential features of which are the casing and yellow and green li hts from hereinafter full described, are particularly the side walls of the casing. The amp will pointed out in the appended claims, and are also cause a white light to pass through the illustrated in the accompanying drawing, panel 21 and onto the license plate whereby in which to illuminate the same. The whole struc- 40 Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a portion ture may be attached to the rear of a veof a motor vehicle with my invention aphicle by means of a bracket 25 or the like.

plied thereto. InYo eration, it will be apparent that Figure 2 is an enlargedelevation of the when t e motor vehicle is travelin on same. 'straightway course, that onlya pre eter-' 1 45 Figure 3 is a view showing the position mined" amount of colored li ht .from the side of the signal when the vehicle is turning to walls, is visible to a mac ine directly bethe right. hind, and that amount is equal on both Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of the sides of the tail light. This is possible by line 4-4 of Figure 2. reason of the convergin walls and' when 1 0 Fi re 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the lights are visible as ust mentioned, the the line 5-5 of Figure .4. same serve as a signal that the vehicle is Referrin more particplarly to the drawtraveling straight ahead. When turning ing, the re erence' numeral 10 designates my to the right, the yellow light will be hidden signal in its entirety, and the same includes by reason of the angle of the machine in at amp casing or housin 11. The housing turning and the green light will increase 11 may be constructed 0 any'suitable light in size as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the I drawing. When only the reen light is visible to a machine behind, t e same serves to indicate that the car ahead is making a turn to the right. The efiect of the lights in turning to the left is just opposite to that just mentioned, as the yellovv light Will increase and the green light decrease until it is made invisible to a driver directly behind. It will be seen that the signals are automatic upon the turning of a vehicle which permits the driver to use his hands and feet for controllin the same.

What is cla1med as new is 1. A signal adapted to be secured to the rear portion of a vehicle comprising a casing having front and rear Walls, side Walls arranged in converging relation to each other from the rear Wall to the front wall, colored glass panels mounted in said side walls, a lamp mounted in said casing, a red mower bulls eye mounted in the front Wall of said casing and adapted to serve as a tail light, a license plate suspended from said casing, and a transparentpanelmounted in the bottom all of said casing for permitting light from said lamp to be reflected on said license late.

P 2. A signal comprising a casing having converging side Walls, a lamp mounted therein, a yellow glass panel mounted in one of said side Walls, a green glass panel mounted in the other side Wall, a front Wall, a bulls eye mounted in said front Wall, and a bottom Wall having a transparent panel therein, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have afixed my signature.

RANDOLPH r. WINDLE. 

